Hey master run & xtraining group it's Wed and time to recap last weeks's runs and workouts. Let's get this party started! dg, I'll do the music, but I'm recruiting eliz for the singing. We need some chip and dip, refreshing beverages, and maybe a hot tub. Anyone? Anyone? .....Beuler? Dutchie42......61.56 K running (that's 38.2516106 Miles for those of us who are metrically challenged) Very nice! Plus lower body and ab work outs. Gettin' er done in the dreadful wind and the rain. evanflein.......39 miles running, 30 minutes pool running (all the pools I've been to have no running rules ) 2 miles of walking plus a birthday party for DS1....Happy 17th! After a particular rough attempt at a recent long run, I tried a cutback week plus some motivational training for the mind. It worked perfectly....I got back in the groove right away....I hope it works for you . eliz4015.......13 miles of running, 2 miles of walking, some strength training and vocal chord workouts. Verdi Requiem....I'm sure it was beautiful. Pfriese.......37 miles of running. Nice work, Paul. nowor........14.5 miles of running plus strength training and yoga. Lookin' good. dg...............19.8 miles running in a cut back week. 10 miles of biking, 2hours 45 minutes of weights, 22:06 on the arctrainer, 37:26 on the elliptical and some walking in uncharted territory Now that, my friend, is xtraining! evryday.....18 miles of running, 18" of snow, and snow shovel intervals. missing in action is fatozzig, still down under, where women glow and men plunder? Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? You better run, you better take cover. Enjoy and safe returns.

Thanks for starting the thread Mon.....chest, shoulders and biceps. Wanted to do a recovery run but ran out of time. Plus 13K bike commute. Been having dizzy spells all day whenever I looked down. Not good. Tue......Still having dizzy spells. Decided against running. However, was really antsy by 6AM. Hopped on the TM and did 3.5K. By then I had a 2nd bathroom stop and gave up. PLus 13K bike commute. Wed....OK, my dizziness has been diagnosed. Hope I can explain this in English. Diagnosis is vertigo caused by insufficient blood flow from the neck. When I look down or up or move my head sideways too fast, something gets pinched in my neck resulting in less bloodflow to my head/inner ear, causing vertigo. It should resolve on its own in a few weeks. I did a 13K bike commute and a near 13K bike ride to the doctor''s office. Thu.....back and shoulders today plus13K bike commute Fri.......13K bike commute Sat......nothing to report Sun.....21K long run in very nice spring weather Total run mileage: 24.5K UB: 2x LB: none Abs: none Total bike mileage: 78K I should add swimming back in. Really enjoyed that when I was being coached, but without someone waiting for me at the pool, it's just not happening.

thanks evryday! a party. you'll do the music. what should i bring? Monday... 40 min. PT exercises & core stuff. not real exciting. well. if it works it will be exciting! Tuesday.. w/u walk, 4.61 mile run 9:35 pace, 16 min. on the bike, 2 sets lower body weight machines except for the hamstring curls, stab. ball reverse crunches, side planks, russian twists. Wednesday.. 4.58 miles, pretty much a 9:30 pace. or 9:49, depending on how you look at it. tried some new things this morning, but didn't have race paces to plug in... (1 m at 10K, 1K at 5K, etc.). went pretty well all things considered. 16 min. on the elliptical, & just 10 min. of upper body weights. was late. almost ran out of gas at 5 am. on the way there. Thurs: 40 or 50 minutes of something . shouldn't let myself get so behind. strength training of some type. Fri:. 5.02 miles, 9:10 pace, 10 minutes of weights. Saturday I forget. pt stuff but not sure how much. Sunday; 8.05 miles, 9:40 pace, 35 min. of strength training. an ok week in some ways, have added a little bit of speed -- relatively. but too busy, had to leave the gym early twice. so less other stuff. they don't open till 5:00. what 's up with that? anyway, totals, or close enough to: more walking in uncharted territory. will make a map soon. 22.3 miles running, 16+ min. on the bike, 16 min. + on the elliptical 2hrs. 55 min. strength training. Dutchie, dizzy because of your neck? what's going on with that? Erika, how's your toe? evryday, my gym has a nice whirlpool. hmm. don't know if they'd like us bringing snackies. maybe we should see if someone else has a better option. do you want organic, wholegrain chips?

Deb, I had to stop and think... my toe? Obviously it's fine. I'm going to lose a couple of toenails here real soon... holdover damage from NYC (yep, takes that long for them to work their way off). Metatarsal soreness is still the big problem and I can usually manage it pretty well but it flares up from time to time, sometimes for no reason I can find.

I'd wondered because you said this.... "New shoes seemed good, I think I'll keep them. But by mile 7 I started feeling pressure on my right big toe. Not sure what's going on there. My feet are stoopid." which i remembered because toes catch my eye, oww. (hee). my foot stuff flares up when i don't give it enough warm up.

dg: yes the dizziness is caused by movements of my head. Eg when I look down to read, then back up again I get dizzy. Or when I'm sitting at my desk and someone stands at my desk, I have to look up when talking to them. Once they leave and I move my head into a normal position, I get dizzy. Same when looking side ways. So there's something going on in my neck. Doc said there's no treatment and can't pinpoint a cause that brought this on. I've having neck issues for a few weeks now, so I'm hoping my PT can be more clear about it. I'm seeing him this Saturday.

Dutchie, that worries me about your neck. What did the PT say? Erika, happy taper . glad things are going better for you. nowor, glad the crud is leaving.